Wolf trailer: Life is no fairy tale in the gripping look at Nathalie Biancheri’s new film

Focus Features has unleashed a fascinating trailer for its new thriller, Wolf. Set to Phantogram’s “Cruel World,” the trailer explores a group of individuals with species dysphoria or species identity disorder, a condition involving the belief of one’s body being the wrong species. Often, a person experiencing this condition is dissatisfied with their body image and may hallucinate or think of themselves as an animal of some sort. Wolf will explore this intriguing state of mind and body in a new thriller by Nocturnal director Nathalie Biancheri.

Per Focus Features, here is the official synopsis for Wolf:

Believing he is a wolf trapped in a human body, Jacob (George MacKay) eats, sleeps, and lives like a wolf – much to the shock of his family. When he’s sent to a clinic, Jacob and his animal-bound peers are forced to undergo increasingly extreme forms of ‘curative’ therapies. However, once he meets the mysterious Wildcat (Lily-Rose Depp), and as their friendship blossoms into an undeniable infatuation, Jacob is faced with a challenge: will he renounce his true self for love.

Wolf is written and directed by Nathalie Biancheri (Nocturnal), produced by Jessie Fisk and Jane Doolan, and co-produced by Mariusz Wlodarski and Agnieszka Wasiak.  MacKay and Depp are joined by a talented ensemble including Senan Jennings, Darragh Shannon, Elisa Fionuir, Lola Petticrew, Amy Macken, Fionn O’Shea, Paddy Considine, Karise Yansen, and Eileen Walsh.

I’ve seen a lot of trailers this year, but Wolf is by far one of the most interesting. Biancheri looks to have crafted something engrossing with this stirring depiction of identity, captivity, and a unique approach to true love. Wolf also looks like quite the showpiece for Lily-Rose Depp, whose Wildcat is as captivating as she is unnerving. I hope this movie goes to some strange places while exploring the enchanting condition of species dysphoria. I’ll be adding this one to my must-watch list for sure.

Wolf will howl in theaters on December 3, 2021.